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Parodia scopa


Common Name(s): Silver Ball Cactus
Synonym(s): Cactus scopa, Malacocarpus scopa, Notocactus scopa, Notocactus succineus, Parodia succinea, Notocactus neobuenekeri, Notocactus soldtianus
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Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Notocacteae
Distribution: Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil : Paraguay : Uruguay (South America)
Habit: Globose-Cylindrical
Flower: YellowEncounterability: Common Worldwide
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Parodia scopa
P. scopa
Picture taken at: Daiv Freeman's Private Collection

Photographer: Daiv Freeman
Parodia scopa
P. scopa
Picture taken at: Cal Cactus, Bonsall, CA

Photographer: Daiv Freeman
Parodia scopa
P. scopa
Picture taken at: CSSA Show at Huntington Library and Gardens, San Marino, CA

Photographer: Daiv Freeman
Parodia scopa
P. scopa
Picture taken at: Habitat in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Photographer: Gilberto Coster
Parodia scopa
P. scopa
Picture taken at: Habitat in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Photographer: Gilberto Coster
Parodia scopa
P. scopa
Picture taken at: Habitat in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Photographer: Gilberto Coster
Parodia scopa
P. scopa
Picture taken at: Slavomir Dupal's Private Collection, Czech Republic

Photographer: Slavomir Dupal
Parodia scopa
P. scopa
Picture taken at: Bev and Kermit Bender's greenhouse, Escanaba MI

Photographer: Kermit Bender
Parodia scopa
P. scopa
Picture taken at: Private Collection -Baku city, Azerbaijan

Photographer: Ilham Alekperov
Parodia scopa
P. scopa
Picture taken at: Gerard Ardisson's Private Collection

Photographer: Gerard Ardisson

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Parodia scopa
P. scopa
Picture taken at: US Botanical Garden

Photographer: Kim Bujak
Parodia scopa
P. scopa
Picture taken at: Habitat in Uruguay

Photographer: Gerhard Seyer
Parodia scopa
P. scopa
Picture taken at: Habitat in Uruguay

Photographer: Gerhard Seyer
Parodia scopa
P. scopa
Picture taken at: Habitat in Uruguay

Photographer: Gerhard Seyer
Parodia scopa
P. scopa
Picture taken at: Habitat in Uruguay

Photographer: Gerhard Seyer

Parodia scopa subsp. succinea


Common Name(s): Silver Ball Cactus
Synonym(s): Cactus scopa, Malacocarpus scopa, Notocactus scopa, Notocactus succineus, Parodia succinea, Notocactus neobuenekeri, Notocactus soldtianus
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Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Notocacteae
Distribution: Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil (South America)
Habit: Globose-Cylindrical
Flower: YellowEncounterability: Common Worldwide
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Parodia scopa
P. scopa subsp. succinea
Picture taken at: 2005 Intercity Show, Los Angeles Arboretum

Photographer: Daiv Freeman

Parodia scopa subsp. marchesii


Common Name(s): Silver Ball Cactus
Synonym(s): Cactus scopa, Malacocarpus scopa, Notocactus scopa, Notocactus succineus, Parodia succinea, Notocactus neobuenekeri, Notocactus soldtianus
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Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Notocacteae
Distribution: Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil (South America)
Habit: Globose-Cylindrical
Flower: YellowEncounterability: Common Worldwide
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Parodia scopa
P. scopa subsp. marchesii
Picture taken at: Mike Wisnev's Private Collection

Photographer: Mike Wisnev

Parodia scopa subsp. neobuenekeri


Common Name(s): Silver Ball Cactus
Synonym(s): Cactus scopa, Malacocarpus scopa, Notocactus scopa, Notocactus succineus, Parodia succinea, Notocactus neobuenekeri, Notocactus soldtianus
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Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Notocacteae
Distribution: Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil (South America)
Habit: Globose-Cylindrical
Flower: YellowEncounterability: Common Worldwide
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Parodia scopa
P. scopa subsp. neobuenekeri
Picture taken at: Habitat in Caçapava do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Photographer: Gilberto Coster
Parodia scopa
P. scopa subsp. neobuenekeri
Picture taken at: Habitat in Caçapava do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Photographer: Gilberto Coster
Parodia scopa
P. scopa subsp. neobuenekeri
Picture taken at: Habitat in Caçapava do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Photographer: Gilberto Coster
Parodia scopa
P. scopa subsp. neobuenekeri
Picture taken at: Habitat in Caçapava do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Photographer: Gilberto Coster
Parodia scopa
P. scopa subsp. neobuenekeri
Picture taken at: Habitat in Caçapava do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Photographer: Gilberto Coster

Parodia scopa var. murielii


Common Name(s): Silver Ball Cactus
Synonym(s): Cactus scopa, Malacocarpus scopa, Notocactus scopa, Notocactus succineus, Parodia succinea, Notocactus neobuenekeri, Notocactus soldtianus, Notocactus scopa murielii
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Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Notocacteae
Distribution: Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil (South America)
Habit: Globose
Flower: YellowEncounterability: Common Locally in Some Areas
Species Notes: The variety murielii was only published under the genus Notocactus. I have listed it here only to be consitent with the placement of Notocactus as a whole into Parodia per the majority of modern publications. This may be moved out at a later date when I incorporate the taxonomy of Briton and Rose as well as Backeberg.
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Parodia scopa
P. scopa var. murielii
Picture taken at: Grigsby Cactus Gardens, Vista, CA

Photographer: Daiv Freeman

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